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US nonprofit · EIN 363747722 · Omaha, NEiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 363747722) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Why Arts Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$627k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$622k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$241k
$2k liabilities
Net assets
$240k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
4.7y av
Staff
5
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Why Arts Inc's network

11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Ann Pedersen GleesonBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Dr Diane RiversBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Jim StevensBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Kimberly YorkBorad Member2025
1 yr
Lucia MilonePresident2024
2 yrs
Matt BrossBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Melany SpiehsBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Morgan KreiserBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Robert KreiserTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Susan Weidner (also filed as Sue Weidner)Company secretary2018
8 yrs
Tiffiny CliftonExecutive Director2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Carolyn AndersonExecutive Directorsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Lucia MilonePresident1$0
Susan WeidnerSecretary1$0
Robert KreiserTreasurer1$0
Matt BrossBoard Member1$0
Tiffiny CliftonExecutive Director1$0
Ann Pedersen GleesonBoard Member1$0
Morgan KreiserBoard Member1$0
Dr Diane RiversBoard Member1$0
Jim StevensBoard Member1$0
Melany SpiehsBoard Member1$0
Kristine Swain PhDBoard Member1$0
Kimberly YorkBorad Member1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Why Arts Inc
EIN
363747722
Address
Cec 126e 6001 Dodge St, Omaha, NE, 68182-0875
State
Nebraska
Mission
Support of arts and arts community in an effort to provide arts awareness, festival planning and support of arts initiatives. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A99 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1991
Principal officer
Robert Kreiser (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 1991
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJim Stevens
≥8years on the filingsMatt Bross
≥8years on the filingsSusan Weidner
≥8years on the filingsTiffiny Clifton

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$241k
Total liabilities
$2k
Net assets or fund balances
$240k
Contributions and grants received
$488k
Program service revenue
$137k
Employees
5

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$627k$622k$5k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.